WCB Agreement

The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) have reached an Agreement for a period of five years commencing on October 1, 2015 and expiring on September 30, 2020.

The most recent agreement includes the following:

rate schedules effective October 1, 2015

all physician service rates will be adjusted annually beginning April 1, 2016 using the “GP index”

the fee schedules are updated annually to reflect the fees specified in the GP index over the term of the Agreement

if increases to the GP index are unavailable, the adjustment will occur within 30 days of the index becoming available